Chapter 14: Understanding Partition

Important Questions

1. What was the position of Muslim League in the provincial elections of 1937

2. Define Communalism

3. What was the role of separate electorates in nurturing the role of communal politics. [CBSE 2019]

4. What was the objective of he “Pakistan” Resolution? [CBSE 2018]

5. What are the events that led to the communal politics and Partition of India. [CBSE 2014]

Sample Questions

1. Who opposed the idea of partition?

2. What was the Lucknow Pact?

3. What was the plan presented by the Cripps Mission [CBSE 2020]

4. What were the repercussions of Direct Action Day [CBSE 2018]

5. Explain how Indian partition was a culmination of communal politics that started developing in the opening decades of the 20th century. [CBSE 2015]